The Herman Prins Salomon Papers, bulk 1937-2001
Collection context
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Summary
- Creator:
- Salomon, H. P. (Herman Prins), 1930-2021
- Abstract:
- This collection contains the papers of Herman P. Salomon, Dutch-American scholar from the University at Albany who specialized in linguistics, the history of Portuguese and Dutch Jews and the Inquisition.
- Extent:
- .92 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
- Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Herman Prins Salomon Papers, 1937-2001. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Salomon Papers).
Background
- Scope and content:
- This collection contains research materials for Herman Prins Salomon, such as microfilm and microfiche of books, some of which are from the Ets Haim Library; postcard correspondence to and from Salomon; postcard correspondence to and from presumable friends and family; postcards and prints memorabilia; photographs including that of architecture, sculpture, mosaics and individuals; a scrapbook of the Dutch comic “Doe Mee!”; newspaper clippings from “Expresso Newspaper” of the Portuguese comic “Sombras em Lisboa Por Artur Vilhena”; a plaque for his father, Ivan Salomon; and a missal stand.
- Biographical / historical:
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Herman Prins Salomon (1930-2021) was a Dutch-American scholar specializing in linguistics and primarily the history of Portuguese and Dutch Jews and the Inquisition. He was born in Amsterdam but would relocate in his early life to Montreal and then New York. He studied and obtained a B.A. and M.A. in Romance Languages from the University of Amsterdam, an M.A. in French Literature from New York University, and a Ph.D. in Romance Languages from the Catholic University of Nijmegen.
Salomon would work at the State University of New York at Albany (now the University at Albany) from 1969 to 2010 for the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures originally as a French faculty member, but would initiate Dutch and Portuguese instruction and a Portuguese minor at the University. He would also become the editor of Yeshiva University’s scholarly magazine, the “American Sephardi.” In February 2011, he was granted an honorary degree from the University of Lisbon, the Doctor Honoris Causa, as recognition as a leading scholar of the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions. Due to his research and work on the history of Portuguese Jews in the Netherlands and the establishment of Dutch instruction at the University at Albany, Salomon was made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau by Queen Beatrix in June 2011.
- Acquisition information:
- All items in this collection were transferred to the University Libraries, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives by the Salomon Estate in 2022.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
Using these materials
- Access:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- Restrictions:
- Access to this collection is unrestricted.
- Preferred citation:
- Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Herman Prins Salomon Papers, 1937-2001. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Salomon Papers).